Turf Care Management 400 Hours Advanced Certificate Course
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Advanced Certificate in Turf Care Management course online. This comprehensive 400 hour course is designed to meet employers' needs in a variety of turf care areas, including general turf care for parks, grounds, gardens and open spaces etc., plus private or council run golf courses, bowling greens, cricket, football pitches. lawn tennis courts and anywhere sports turf professionals are required.
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Determine the range of grasses and other species available for turf culture (Part A)
Determine the range of grasses and other species available for turf culture (Part B)
Determine appropriate procedures to establish turf
Explain the management of soils for growing different types of turf
Explain the weed management of turfExplain the management of problems, including pests and diseases, in turf
Determine general maintenance practices used in turf management
Determine irrigation maintenance practices used in turf management
Plan the development of different sports turf areas
Develop management strategies for the care of established turf
Develop plans to establish ornamental turf
Select turf varieties to suit different sports surface requirements; including different climates & soil types.
Select turf varieties to suit different sports surfaces (eg. lawn bowls, fairways, greens, league football, cricket)
Identify turf blends, their application and reason for use.
Explain alternative procedures for sports turf maintenance, used for different types of facilities.
Explain specific wear problems and solutions for the five types of turf facilities
Evaluate procedures being used to maintain different types of facilities.
Determine the resources required to maintain a selected sports turf.
Develop management plans for different types of sports turf facilities.
Explain the management of a turf nursery to produce a reliable supply of sod.
Explain the irrigation and drainage requirements for sports turf fields and lots more.
Compare the characteristics of different turfs with reference to hardiness, pest & disease resistance, tolerance to play, suitability for different applications, etc
Explain different turf problems (including; soil problems, pest & disease weed, environmental, etc)
Explain the effect of various adverse situations on the physiology of turf plants.
Carry out turf consultancy, conducting site inspections and giving appropriate recommendations.
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- Garden Design
- Care Management
- Design
- Horticulture
- AS/400
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Turf Care
- Introduction - Turf Varieties
- Turf Grass Physiology
- Turf Establishment
- Soils
- Turf Weed Problems
- Turf Pests & Diseases
- Turf Maintenance Techniques
- Irrigation - An Overview
- Playing Fields & Bowling Greens
- Managing Established Turf
- Establishing Ornamental Turf
Sports Turf Management
- Turf Variety Selection
- Mowing
- Cultivation Techniques
- Preparing for Play on Sports grounds
- Preparing for Play of Greens
- Turf Protection & Preservation
- Irrigation & Drainage
- Soil Treatment & Sprays
- Evaluate Maintenance Facilities
- Develop a Management Plan
Turf Repair and Renovation
- Understanding Turf Deterioration
- Repair & Renovation Equipment
- Turf Cultivation Techniques
- Health Improvement Techniques
- Optimising Turf Usage
- Replacing Damaged Turf
- Renovation of Degraded Turf
- Eradicating Turf Weeds
- Treating Aeration & Drainage Problems
- Managing a Turf Nursery
Turf Grasses
- Introduction
- Fescues
- Bentgrasses
- Ryegrasses
- Bluegrasses
- Couch grasses
- Buffalo and Zoysia Grasses
- Other Warm Condition Grasses
- Other Cool Condition Grasses
- Turf grass Mixes
Note: each module in this Advanced Certificate is a certificate in its own right, and may be studied separately.
The quality of this course is second to none, from the in-depth learning you will get to the expert individual mentoring you will receive throughout your studies. The mentors for this course are:
Susan Stephenson
BSc in Applied Plant Biology (Botany) Univ. London 1983.
City and guilds: Garden Centre Management, Management and Interior Decor (1984)
Management qualifications in training with retail store. Diploma in Hort level 2 (RHS General) Distinction.
Susan Stephenson is a passionate and experienced horticulturist and garden designer. She has authored three books, lectures at 2 Further and Higher Education Colleges, teaching people of all ages and backgrounds about the wonders of plants and garden design, and tutors many students by correspondence from all over the world.
Susan studied botany at Royal Holloway College (Univ of London) and worked in the trading industry before returning to her first love plants and garden design. She is therefore, well placed to combine business knowledge with horticulture and design skills. Her experience is wide and varied and she has designed gardens for families and individuals. Susan is a mentor for garden designers who are just starting out, offering her support and advice and she also writes, delivers and assesses courses for colleges, introducing and encouraging people into horticulture and garden design.
In 2010, Susan authored a complete module for a Foundation degree (FDSC) in Arboriculture.
Susan holds the RHS General with Distinction. She continues to actively learn about horticulture and plants and (as her students will tell you) remains passionate and interested in design and horticulture.
Steven Whitaker
Diploma in Garden Design (Distinction) – The Blackford Centre, Gold Certificate of Achievement in Horticulture, Level 2 NVQ in Amenity Horticulture, Level 1 NOCN Introduction to Gardening, – Joseph Priestly College, BTEC Diploma in Hotel, Catering and Institutional Operations (Merit), Trainer Skills 1, & 2, Group trainer, Interview and Selection Skills – Kirby College of Further Education
Steven has a wealth of Horticultural knowledge, having ran his own Design and Build service, Landscaping company, and been a Head Gardener. His awards include five Gold awards at Leeds in Bloom, two Gold awards at Yorkshire in Bloom and The Yorkshire Rose Award for Permanent Landscaping. Steven has worked with TV’s Phil Spencer as his garden advisor on the Channel 4 TV Programme, “Secret Agent”.
He is qualified to Level 2 NVQ in Amenity Horticulture and has a Diploma in Garden Design which he passed with Distinction. Steven’s Tutor and Mentor was the Chelsea Flower Show Gold Award-winning Garden Designer, Tracy Foster. He also works for a major Horticultural Commercial Grower in the field of Propagation and Craft Gardening. Steven lives in Leeds where he is a Freelance Garden Designer and Garden Advice Consultant.
Turf Care Management 400 Hours Advanced Certificate Course